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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Central Sahara (Sahara)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Sahara
8 Families width 8 Species
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Sahara
8 Genera with 8 Species
Attagenus Latreille, 1931Black Carpet Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cardepia Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Didactylia Orbigny, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Lithostege Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Sahara
8 Species
Attagenus (Attagenus) astacurus Peyerimhoff, 1931
Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Didactylia volkonskyi Paulian, 1942
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Lithostege notata Bang-Haas, 1906
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Central Sahara
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov